It is about this time of year that I begin to go into withdrawals due to the absence of Tiger basketball. It is also at this time that I begin to look toward the coming season with great anticipation, never mind the fact that we still have to trudge through another Memphis football season before the next basketball season even begins! [Note: I very much support Tiger football and do even like to go to the games. However, it’s never fun to loose as much as we do!!! Plus, I just like college basketball better…] So, with all that said, I feel it appropriate to post the following reasons why I believe that the Tigers are setting themselves up to have yet another fabulous (and potentially very deep) run in the 2008-2009 season…(1) Memphis added junior college guard Roburt Sallie this past Monday (sweet!),
(2) Shooting guard Tyreke Evans is also coming to Memphis! Some have compared him to Allen Iverson (but a 6-5 version) who will be quick and very difficult to guard,
(3) Other new additions who are projected to make a great impact next season include Angel Garcia and Wesley Witherspoon,
(4) Robert Dozier pulled out of the NBA Draft and is returning for his senior season (thank goodness!!!),
(5) Antonio Anderson also withdrew his name from the NBA Draft and is returning for his senior season (how can one NOT love Antonio?!?!), and
(6) Lastly, we will still have Shawn Taggart and I’m predicting that, if he builds on last season’s success, this season will hold many opportunities for the entire team (another championship game?).
So, there you have my [very uneducated] opinion. I could be a little bias- I just LOVE Tiger basketball. We'll see what happens come November and on into March, but one thing is for sure... I will await the season opener with eager anticipation!
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it will be tough to trudge through a year of tiger football, but i do agree, the rewards will be great. i don't know if memphis can get back to the final four again (just because it is so tough to accomplish) but i think another c-usa championship is definitely possible. losing cdr, dorsey, and rose will definitely hurt. that said, the new incoming freshmen should gel with the returning starters to give calapari a great group of speedsters.
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